Ahh, I remember that last one, it was really good. The hype was brilliant as that's when all of the hype train images were being made, and a lot of nifty details were announced too.
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Wii U Speculation thread IV: Photoshop rumors and image memes
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Ahh, I remember that last one, it was really good. The hype was brilliant as that's when all of the hype train images were being made, and a lot of nifty details were announced too.
No, it will be rendering Wii titles at 480p - as per original. I would assume this means emulation will be in hardware, not software - like on the Wii.
Dolphin-like brute force rendering isn't going to happen on the Wii U, and not just because it would require orders of magnitude more grunt than the system has.
I'm assuming any other emulation won't bother going over 1080p for various reasons (most people will have the console plugged into TVs, emulation of older systems would need those blurring-upscaling filters, etc etc).
Skiesofwonder
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Well yeah that's pretty much my whole angle on a new Eternal Darkness 2. Why would Nintendo want to bring back a niche franchise that didn't even sell over 400k worldwide unless they had something that really made a ton of sense and could potentially make it a huge hit. Vitality sensor combined with the sanity system is just that. Nintendo would have the first horror game that KNEW if you were scared and would adjust to how your body is reacted to the game. If would give off the vibe that it almost had a mind of its own. Like I said, it would have the potential to be a huge hit and also be a great hardcore title for the technology.
ahh, of course. Thank you.
Okay, I understand. Thinking back though, filters to make emulated games look softer never did bother me.
About these NDAs and gag orders... Are we SURE or just hopeful that this extends to game announcements? Nintendo already showed a sizzle reel last year with 3rd party games. And other than making a slightly bigger splash at e3, there's little-to-nothing in it for anyone to pretend multiplatform games don't exist on Wii U till then.
The un-announcements of games like Resident Evil 6, Crysis 3, etc would seem to do a lot more harm than good for the console's image, waiting for a June reveal. Surely this isn't worth the risk of such a minor reward. Game footage is what people are waiting for with e3, game announcements from third parties just doesn't seem like anything you'd wanna gag.
The un-announcements of games like Resident Evil 6, Crysis 3, etc would seem to do a lot more harm than good for the console's image, waiting for a June reveal. Surely this isn't worth the risk of such a minor reward. Game footage is what people are waiting for with e3, game announcements from third parties just doesn't seem like anything you'd wanna gag.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
MEGATON!!!!
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Previous financial reports have revealed stuff like a new Find Mii / Streetpass Quest game coming to 3DS, etc.... So hopefully there will be some juicy info there.
And on the plus side, Iwata can say, "Hey! At least we didn't make the Vita!"
Let's face it, the 3DS vs Vita sales chart is bound to look impressive....
And on the plus side, Iwata can say, "Hey! At least we didn't make the Vita!"
Let's face it, the 3DS vs Vita sales chart is bound to look impressive....
developers that have already been announced to be working on Wii U titles have directly commented on nintendo's NDA policy being unforgivingly strict. there was just an interview last week with a vigil developer talking about it. I think it's safe to say that nintendo is looking to have one of their biggest blowouts ever this e3.
In that case, I want him to do a Doctor Evil laugh, with his pinky to the corner of his mouth. And they'd need to release the video online.
The weather channel data on the Wii is so depressingly bad (at least in the US...maybe it's better in Japan and/or other countries). The current weather conditions and forecast are usually completely different from other services on the web (like the National Weather Service, Weather Underground, etc.). So sad. I hope Nintendo gets rid of it or drastically improves it on the Wii U.
TheCongressman1
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Yeah, that's good and all, but a port of a Gamecube game won't support the system until next year.
Also, yes it is the best one.
ElectricBlanketFire
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I'm not sure why, but somewhere along the way I thought Animal Crossing: City Folk would use the Weather Channel to match real-life weather in the game.
I was disappoint...even though I made the whole thing up.
So, there you go for one improvement: Use it to mimic real-life weather in games. Like, it could be raining on the Good Egg Galaxy or snowing in Hyrule.
Didn't that feature work in Tiger Woods 2010+?
Aaron Strife
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The weather channel data on the Wii is so depressingly bad (at least in the US...maybe it's better in Japan and/or other countries). The current weather conditions and forecast are usually completely different from other services on the web (like the National Weather Service, Weather Underground, etc.). So sad. I hope Nintendo gets rid of it or drastically improves it on the Wii U.
test_account
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Not sure about Tiger Woods, but i know that Nights 2 used it.
IceDoesntHelp
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Look at your PM from me ):
So wait, there's 12 hours 'till we get any news at all?
Like the financial blah blah.
Great work! Listen to this dude Nintendo!!
An alternate version could have all that but at some stage he moves to controller only play when his mum wants the TV.
Sadly nega-azak says "no way in hell will Nintendo implement all that cool shit".
I can see Nintendo pulling a WiiConnect24 and saying it will be able to do all that. Then 5 years later it still won't be done yet.
Discomurf
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Looks like Star Trek might be coming to Wii U
http://www.gamespot.com/news/star-trek-possible-for-wii-u-report-6373380
I actually saw this yesterday and didn't see it on here so I figured I would pass it along. (sorry if old)
"We are exploring right now all of our options to get on the platforms that make sense," he said. "It's early. Good thing we have a lot of time to figure that out, and over the next few months we'll be able to announce a few more things."
http://www.gamespot.com/news/star-trek-possible-for-wii-u-report-6373380
I actually saw this yesterday and didn't see it on here so I figured I would pass it along. (sorry if old)
"We are exploring right now all of our options to get on the platforms that make sense," he said. "It's early. Good thing we have a lot of time to figure that out, and over the next few months we'll be able to announce a few more things."
I'm guessing it's safe, right? If so, I'll open it!
Holy shit, haha!
IceDoesntHelp
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I'm guessing it's safe, right? If so, I'll open it!
Of course! I wouldn't ask you to open it if it wasn't d:
I have it too for PS3. Put it in, bit power button and 'beep beep beep' YLOD! And that was after a repair job by them for the first time it died. This all resulted in me deciding that I will never buy a Sony console again. I'm done.
Yes, and often mistranslated.
Ouch.
If there were a delay (nooooooo......!!!), I could get lost in those games for months apiece. So the wait wouldn't be too painful at all. But I'd worry about Nintendo in the meantime; the U seems like a financially necessary infusion of enthusiasm for the company and its games.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Probably the first of many articles like this.
From the Chicago Tribune. Nintendoomed. Analysts wanting Mario on smartphones. You know the score.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/busin...tever-operating-loss-20120425,0,7781797.story
The worst part of the article is this.
Wat?!
Still it ends positively:
From the Chicago Tribune. Nintendoomed. Analysts wanting Mario on smartphones. You know the score.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/busin...tever-operating-loss-20120425,0,7781797.story
The worst part of the article is this.
Wat?!
Still it ends positively:
Umm what.Chicago Tribune said:
Well yeah, PS3 and Vita are the market leaders, after all.
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Father_Brain
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That's a Reuters piece. It's just on the Tribune web site.
Blech. Now I'm sad because I have zero faith in nintendo pulling off such a brilliant OS.
Fourth Storm
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This is why games with high replay value are best. I've been lost in my fighting games as of late and I find that time isn't an issue as long as I can enjoy myself with my Marvel vs. Capcom 3 bros.
Motion seconded on the PC + Nintendo combo though. After seeing how beastly the mobile AMD 7970M is (something like 5 ~ 15% slower than a desktop 7870, fucking ridiculous) and realizing that the timing is perfect for me to go a little all out on a new laptop, I'll definitely be doubling down on this combo. Only addition is the two current handhelds. With that much I should be set for quite a while into the next gen.
GameplayWhore
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Okay, let's try a game of truth-over-assumption:
The claim seems to be that the 3DS has hit a precipitous drop-off compared to its prior success. Let's take a look at how the Nintendo 3DS, from its inception, has been selling compared to its predecessor, the Nintendo DS.
North American 3DS and DS Shipments - 3DS is selling (to vendors) far better on a launch-aligned basis
Japanese 3DS and DS shipments - 3DS is selling (to vendors) ahead on a launch-aligned basis (ongoing sales indicate that it is also is maintaining this superior momentum)
European 3DS and DS Shipments - 3DS is selling (to vendors) consistently ahead on a launch-aligned basis
Now, they may be saying that the current 3DS activity is not selling as well as the peak year of the DS. This is most certainly correct, but it is the normal mode of this industry for sales in each generation to look like a bell curve with a tail on the right. We just passed a transitional period between portable releases, which involves the prior offering dropping off in sales in anticipation of a new offering, and the new offering ramping up as initial production plans are ironed out. This always happens and should not be considered some new, unusual crash of a business.
There are caveats here:
A) While Nintendo is overall doing much better in this new portable generation compared to the last one, it is likely that the 3DS will not achieve the heights of the DS, which was in the midst of an unlikely perfect storm. This means that probably, the 3DS will sell overall a smaller amount. But it is not a crushing drop from the previous generation, as the article would seem to imply. And there has not been much of a causal link established between these dedicated gaming devices and general purpose mobile devices, which have some crossover in market but can also be considered separate industries.
B) I'm using shipment numbers, because that's all that we actually get in terms of accurate totals in all regions. Shipment numbers are sales to vendors, who in turn sell to end users, so sales to end users lag behind these values. When a system is in Beast Mode (such as with the Wii for its first three years and the DS from year 2 to 4), the lag is very small, so shipments are almost equal to sales. Otherwise, they're a bit lower.
C) The above is from garaph.info, a free data-gathering website which is considered particularly trustworthy, but your mileage may vary.
D) I'm thinking of other stuff -- perhaps it's notable that the DS had a higher profit margin than the 3DS, but I don't know that this is really related to the matter at hand.
The claim seems to be that the 3DS has hit a precipitous drop-off compared to its prior success. Let's take a look at how the Nintendo 3DS, from its inception, has been selling compared to its predecessor, the Nintendo DS.
North American 3DS and DS Shipments - 3DS is selling (to vendors) far better on a launch-aligned basis
Japanese 3DS and DS shipments - 3DS is selling (to vendors) ahead on a launch-aligned basis (ongoing sales indicate that it is also is maintaining this superior momentum)
European 3DS and DS Shipments - 3DS is selling (to vendors) consistently ahead on a launch-aligned basis
Now, they may be saying that the current 3DS activity is not selling as well as the peak year of the DS. This is most certainly correct, but it is the normal mode of this industry for sales in each generation to look like a bell curve with a tail on the right. We just passed a transitional period between portable releases, which involves the prior offering dropping off in sales in anticipation of a new offering, and the new offering ramping up as initial production plans are ironed out. This always happens and should not be considered some new, unusual crash of a business.
There are caveats here:
A) While Nintendo is overall doing much better in this new portable generation compared to the last one, it is likely that the 3DS will not achieve the heights of the DS, which was in the midst of an unlikely perfect storm. This means that probably, the 3DS will sell overall a smaller amount. But it is not a crushing drop from the previous generation, as the article would seem to imply. And there has not been much of a causal link established between these dedicated gaming devices and general purpose mobile devices, which have some crossover in market but can also be considered separate industries.
B) I'm using shipment numbers, because that's all that we actually get in terms of accurate totals in all regions. Shipment numbers are sales to vendors, who in turn sell to end users, so sales to end users lag behind these values. When a system is in Beast Mode (such as with the Wii for its first three years and the DS from year 2 to 4), the lag is very small, so shipments are almost equal to sales. Otherwise, they're a bit lower.
C) The above is from garaph.info, a free data-gathering website which is considered particularly trustworthy, but your mileage may vary.
D) I'm thinking of other stuff -- perhaps it's notable that the DS had a higher profit margin than the 3DS, but I don't know that this is really related to the matter at hand.
Gaming analysts have a long way to go before their comments can shake me in the slightest. Actually predicting something correctly for once would be a good start...
Smiles and Cries
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instead of these guys talking about Nintendo putting Mario on iOS why don't they talk about an APPLE home console which is a thousand times more likely to happen then Nintendo ever going 3rd party
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
It's like last year with the 3DS never happened.
I remember arguing with someone on another forum who predicted that it wouldn't even sell 10 million.
There always seems to be some money to be made in really bad video game industry analysis, especially when it concerns Nintendo.
I just wonder where that money could be coming from. It's not like heavily biased or even blatantly false information would be of any use to actual investors or potential partners. (This is why Fox Business Channel is such a joke. Who the hell wants slanted business news? That could lose you money!)
I just wonder where that money could be coming from. It's not like heavily biased or even blatantly false information would be of any use to actual investors or potential partners. (This is why Fox Business Channel is such a joke. Who the hell wants slanted business news? That could lose you money!)
You actually argue with people making mad statements like that?
The thing is, I don't believe that they're not promoting sound business tactics. From a larger eagle eye view, everything they've be espousing for so long makes perfect sense. The problem is they don't understand the video game industry very well, which is an obvious blunder they can't seem to wrap their heads around. Once we start analyzing more closely, it's easy to realize "oh, well, what was said earlier doesn't quite apply in this case." Analysts, including Pachter, are horribly myopic.
snowdog1971
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I want to see the Genesis Scanner from Revelations return to RE6, the U controller would be perfect for it. And I'd love to see a log of some sort to go along with it, I suspect they simply ran out of space to include it in Revelations.
I'd also like to see less ammo too so that the game can return to its edge-of-the-seat, survival horror roots.
AND NO CO-OP AT ALL!!! This is Resident Evil we're talking about here, it should be played with a single protagonist with cameo appearances from other characters along the way. Proper Resident Evil has always been a single player experience and was partially ruined by the introduction of co-op play by RE5. It needs to stop right now!!!
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Mr. MondayNight
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I give it 6-7 years and all these analyst will be arrested for insider trading and for the classic pump&dump schemes.
Like the hat?
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you'd think people would learn that Nintendo generally know what they are doing.
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